The National League wild card race is crammed. The top two spots are being held safely by the Cubs and Phillies, but below for the third spot is five teams battling. The Padres hold the final spot entering Saturday, but the Diamondbacks are only half a game back, the Cardinals and Marlins are both three and half back, and then the Pirates are four and half games back. Whether or not the Padres...
Life in the American League ain’t that bad. Sure, there are the top dogs. The Rays, Yankees, and Red Sox. But after that? It’s anyone’s game. Especially when looking at the third wild card. Entering Saturday, the Rangers hold the third wild card at 64-65. Behind them are six teams within three games that are also below the .500 mark. It’s unprecedented. Unheard of. No...
The Detroit Tigers are an interesting case study. They’re 60-62, yet only three and a half games out of first place and in the third wild card spot in the American League. Seems unfair, right Mets fans? But when you peel back the curtain, Detroit has actually been one of the better teams in the league. They have a strong plus-86 run differential, an expected record of 70-52, and are 11th...
The Atlanta Braves are on a heater. The club has jumped out to a 15-6 record in the second half, and entering Saturday, are one of two teams in the majors with 70 wins. The offense has been potent, but their pitching has bounced back from their mid-season swoon. The staff hasn’t allowed more than three runs dating back to July 30, and Tyler Mahle sparkled in his Braves’ debut against...
The Marlins entered June on a five-game losing streak. Now, they’ve only lost five games the entire month. Their 17-5 June has rocketed them up the standings, entering Saturday with a 43-39 record. Sure, they’ve beaten up on teams like the Giants, Rangers, Diamondbacks, and Nationals. But all the teams mentioned were projected to be better than them this season. Otto Lopez continues...
The AL and NL MVP awards have run through two names the past couple seasons: Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani. But with Judge hurt in the AL, a new name has emerged as a favorite for the 2026 adaptation. Ben Rice has dominated the majors this season. And sure, we’ve highlighted the first baseman numerous times through the power rankings on Metsmerized.com. But it’s June. This is...
Major League Baseball All-Star voting is officially open. Yeah, the season is flying by. It’s June and the usual suspects are cementing their names as among pennant chasers. The Dodgers, Braves, Yankees, and Brewers are all at the top of the league again. There are some newbies coming into their own as well. The Pirates are competitive as of the first week of June. And the White Sox would...
Cristopher Sánchez and the Phillies have been dominating under Don Mattingly. The club has jumped to a 25-26 record, going 16-7 under their new skipper to put Philadelphia back in the playoff hunt. Sánchez has been an important cog in the machine, and is currently trying to make history for the Phillies. After pitching eight scoreless innings Friday against Cleveland, Sánchez has increased his...
The 2026 MLB season could be defined by one word: Injury. Numerous teams have seen stars hit the injury list mid-way through May — and as a Mets website, you readers don’t need to be reminded of that. The Tigers have seen players such as Tarik Skubal, Javier Baez, Kerry Carpenter, and Gleyber Torres go down, the Yankees have seen Max Fried, Jasson Dominguez, and José...
It’s all about the Chicago Cubs. We highlighted the NL Central to start off the last power rankings, but the Cubs have been so hot, we have to go right back into the division. The club has rattled off their second 10-game win streak of the season, and has a comfortable 3.5 game lead in the division. They’ve also won 15 consecutive home games, a record that broke their old streak that...
Good morning, Mets fans. The Mets dropped Game 2 of the series to the Angels, 4-3 in 10 innings. They close out their series with the rubber game on Sunday at 4:07 p.m. ET. It will be the righty Clay Holmes (302, 1.75 ERA, 25 SO) on the mound for New York against right-hander Jack Kochanowicz (2-0, 3.09 ERA, 24 SO). Along with dropping the game in the 10th, the Mets’ injury woes continued...
Remember everything I said about the National League East? Trash that and reapply it to the NL Central. That division through April looks like the real deal. Every single team is above .500 and chock full of talent. The Pirates have finally put together a competent offense behind their rotation, the Reds have finally developed a rotation behind their star-studded infield, the Cubs are mashing...
